depreciate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Usage notes

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin depretiare, depreciare, to depreciate, from de- + pretium, price

[edit] Verb

to depreciate (third-person singular simple present depreciates, present participle depreciating, simple past and past participle depreciated)

1. (intransitive) To reduce in value over time.
2. (transitive) To belittle

[edit] Synonyms

• (reduce in value over time):
• (belittle): do down

[edit] Antonyms

• (reduce in value over time): appreciate
• (belittle): aggrandise/aggrandize, big up (slang)

[edit] Usage notes

• Do not confuse with deprecate, which means 'to disapprove of'. The meaning of deprecate has lately been encroaching on depreciate in the sense 'to belittle'.